The objective of the Household Natural Gas Connection Project is to support the Government of Egypt goal of reducing LPG subsidies through scaling up natural gas connections to households. Negative impacts include: air pollution, dust, water quality, ... Voir la suiteThe objective of the Household Natural Gas Connection Project is to support the Government of Egypt goal of reducing LPG subsidies through scaling up natural gas connections to households. Negative impacts include: air pollution, dust, water quality, waste management, soil erosion, noise pollution, and loss of ecology. Mitigation measures include: excavated soil stockpiles and stored sand should be located in sheltered areas. Stored fine sand should be covered with appropriate covering material, such as polyethylene or textile sheets to avoid soil dispersion; transportation of excavation and construction waste should be through licensed and sufficiently equipped vehicles with a suitable special box or provided with a cover to prevent loose particles of waste and debris from escaping into the air or dropping on the road; disposal of excavation/construction waste should be in locations licensed by the local authority; air emissions of excavation machinery and diesel-powered electrical units should be within allowable legal limits; prevent exposure of construction workers to different noise levels and noise impacts according to the Egyptian legal standards. This could be achieved through adjusting working hours, breaks, and exposure duration to be within permissible limits; provide construction workers with ear muffs; and minimize construction through nighttime whenever possible. Implementing this measure should be balanced with avoiding peak hours of heavy traffic. If construction works are to take place on important traffic roads, avoiding traffic disturbance in day time may outweigh reducing noise levels in afternoon or night times and vice versa.
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